Re-torque studs after 500 miles?
12-27-2008, 12:30 AM
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Re-torque studs after 500 miles?
I have a buddy that lost a wheel due to loose wheel lugs.
Admittedly it was a Moretti and I suspect they make the studs out of al dente pasta, but the fact remains the wheel got loose and almost came off.
You always read: "after rotating or changing your tires, always retorque after 500 miles."
I'm a car guy. I'm a do-it-my-selfer.
And.
I have NEVER, EVER, retorqued the lugs after 500 miles. In my entire life. Never.
Anyone do that?
Admittedly it was a Moretti and I suspect they make the studs out of al dente pasta, but the fact remains the wheel got loose and almost came off.
You always read: "after rotating or changing your tires, always retorque after 500 miles."
I'm a car guy. I'm a do-it-my-selfer.
And.
I have NEVER, EVER, retorqued the lugs after 500 miles. In my entire life. Never.
Anyone do that?
12-27-2008, 03:24 AM
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I retorque them after every session @ the track (typically 20-40 min each) and after I switch back to street tires/wheels I like to check just for the helluvit.
It only takes a couple of minutes tops.
It only takes a couple of minutes tops.
12-27-2008, 10:07 AM
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Got my new Featherlight and brought it home, 70 miles. Read the re-torque warning and dissed it as boilerplate yada yada. 40 miles into my first tow with the RS onboard and I hear this funny sound. One of the tires was seriously wobbling with only 3 nuts left, huge lug holes. Other 3 tires were starting to come loose, some nuts only hand tight. The problem with trailers is that the studs are not fully seated and they protrude out more as they get seated, making the bolts loose. I now check those suckers every few trips, and have a spare. I made it home on three tires by maxing out the pressure in the single. Thank you torsion suspension.
12-27-2008, 12:05 PM
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Got my new Featherlight and brought it home, 70 miles. Read the re-torque warning and dissed it as boilerplate yada yada. 40 miles into my first tow with the RS onboard and I hear this funny sound. One of the tires was seriously wobbling with only 3 nuts left, huge lug holes. Other 3 tires were starting to come loose, some nuts only hand tight. The problem with trailers is that the studs are not fully seated and they protrude out more as they get seated, making the bolts loose. I now check those suckers every few trips, and have a spare. I made it home on three tires by maxing out the pressure in the single. Thank you torsion suspension.
Got my new Featherlight and brought it home, 70 miles. Read the re-torque warning and dissed it as boilerplate yada yada. 40 miles into my first tow with the RS onboard and I hear this funny sound. One of the tires was seriously wobbling with only 3 nuts left, huge lug holes. Other 3 tires were starting to come loose, some nuts only hand tight. The problem with trailers is that the studs are not fully seated and they protrude out more as they get seated, making the bolts loose. I now check those suckers every few trips, and have a spare. I made it home on three tires by maxing out the pressure in the single. Thank you torsion suspension.
We've had a few customers who did not torque their nuts shred wheels over the years.
